Improvement in washing-machines



dialin' iairt @atendida vdown upon it when the machine is in operation.

BENNETT O. BAILEY, Oli-CONSTITUTION, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 109,710, dated November 29, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

The Schedule refen-ed to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern lBe it known that I, BENNETT C. BAILEY, ot" Constitution, in the county ot' XVaShington and State of Ohio, have invented certain Improvements in Va-shing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawing making part of this specification, in which- Figure l is' a perspective view of my improved washing-machine.

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section thereof'.

'llh'e same letters are used in both figures in the designation of identical parts.

This inventionI relates to that the class ot washing -machines which, in compressing the clothes between two .press-boards, force the suds through them, and clease them in that manner without rublnng. Y

My improvements consist in the combination and arrangement of the mechanism for operating the press-boards, and in a peculiar' construction of a' false bottom, a portion ot which is permanently attached to the suds-box, while the remainder is hinged to one of' the press-boards and v slides back andi'orth with the same, all as will be more fully described in the following specification and claims'.

In the annexed drawingf A represents .the suds-box, made ot" a rectangular' form and provided with a lid A, which is fastened Upon the top of the box near each end two vertical boards, Ac A2, are arranged, the two sets being ,united 'together upon one side of the suds-box by an,-

other board, A3, in the manner shown.

Between the boards A2 A2 a sufficient space is left for the reception of the arms of' the press-boards and the levers which 'operate the latter; and the opposing faces of the boardsv may be lined with sheet metal, as shown, to prevent abrasion by the levers.

Band B represent the press-boards, extending from end to end of the suds-box.

They are respectively pivoted by means of arms, O G, upon studs, c c, at each end between the boards A2 A2.

Each board is provided at its upper end with an imvardly-projecting flange to decct the water as the boa-rds are drawn toward each other, and force lit through the clothes before it escapes over their tops.

'lhc press-board B may be perforated, as shown in Iig. 2, if so preferred.

D represents the stationary portion of the false bottom, ahorizontal board tirmly secured to the ends of thc suds-box, andhaving a curved upper surfaceovcr which the pressboard B oscillatcs.

D represents the movable portion ofthe false bottom, hinged at one side' or edge to an inwardly projecting strip upon the lower edge ofthe press` board B, by which it is carried back and forth, sliding upon cleats nailed on the bottom ofthe suds-box, and under the stationary part D.

lhe arms of the press-boards are connected by links El Ejto oscillating levers, E E, upon each end of the box.

These levers are pivoted at e to `such box, and passing up between the boards A2 A2 to the desired height, are connected together at their upper ends by a cross-bar, E2, as shown, and are operated by means of au oscilla-ting frame, consisting of two bars, F F,and a connecting cross-bar or rod, F.

The bars F are pivoted upon studs between the boards A2 A2 upon each end of the box, and are near their upper ends connected to the levers E E by links F2 F2.

In operating this machine a suiiicient quantity of suds is poured into the box, and the clothes to beactcd upon are placed between the'press-boards when in the position shownin full lines in Iig. 2.

The lid being then closed dow'n the oscillating frame is drawn outward to the left by taking hold of its 'cross-bar, which movement will draw the pressboards toward each other and cause suchv clothes to be compressed, while at the same time the suds are forced through them to separate the dirtl from them, which escapes with the suds over the tops of' the boards, or through perforations therein, and is deposited under the false bottom.

On returning the `oscillating'frame to its original position the press-,boards separate, causing' the clothes to fall over upon their side, Aso that they are caught in a new 'posit-ion each time they are compressed.

. Itis evident that the oscillating frame by which the levers are operated maybe dispensed with, and the power applied directly to the st( y-bolt or crossbar connecting the leversbut I prefer tc'u'se the frame in combination with such levers, because it gives me additional leverage, and hence, permits of a more easy operation of the machine. l

`\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the press-boards B and B', levers E E, ,links El El, and cross-bar E2, all arranged and operating substantially asset forth.

- 2.: In combination with the elements enumerated in the preceding clause, the oscillating frame F F F1,

Vand links F2 F2, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. 'lhe combination and arrangement of the pressboard B, board D hinged thereto, and stationary board D, the two boards forming a `false bottom, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof', I have signed `my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

YVitnesses:

HENRY HAY, JOHN NEWTON.

BENNETT C. BAILEY. l 

